tabbs Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 If you ever plan to make your own euro notes (and spend them), don't do this: A nice example of amateurish counterfeiting ... Some Eurobilltracker forum members were in Frankfurt, at the ECB premises, last week (Fri 27 April). During the talk they also heard about more or less sophisticated counterfeits - well, that one was found and easily detected, it seems. The original was a Suriname 500 gulden note from 2000, shortly before the country switched to the Suriname dollar. Here is (from Ron Wise's website) what it actually looks like: I was not there (am a fairly casual tracker) but that meeting was interesting. Here is another example of crude counterfeiting http://www.fo-ul.de/1138682217.jpg ... apparently from/for a place where people are not familiar with euro serial numbers. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Looks like the ECB has adopted Dutch as it's language of choice for all banknotes and further correspondence - good going Netherlands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topher Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 I remember reading (sorry, I forget where) a story about a guy who cut the corner numbers off of $20 bills and pasted them on $1 bills to "counterfeit" them. Needless to say, the Secret Service caught him and the judge was very lenient in sentencing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckplante Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 I remember reading (sorry, I forget where) a story about a guy who cut the corner numbers off of $20 bills and pasted them on $1 bills to "counterfeit" them. Needless to say, the Secret Service caught him and the judge was very lenient in sentencing him. Don't know if it is the same story, but that happened with a kid living within a few miles of where my family lived during the 1960's. The biggest reason for leniency was his age. He was only 8 or 10 years old as I recall. Was an easy catch for the Secret Service as his modes of transportation, bike and walking, combined with the small town business offerings limited the establishments he hit. Never met the kid, but wonder now what he made of his life as an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Don't know if it is the same story, but that happened with a kid living within a few miles of where my family lived during the 1960's. The biggest reason for leniency was his age. He was only 8 or 10 years old as I recall. Was an easy catch for the Secret Service as his modes of transportation, bike and walking, combined with the small town business offerings limited the establishments he hit. Never met the kid, but wonder now what he made of his life as an adult. Oh... him. I remember what happened to him. He's in the State Department and drafted the report with evidence of WMDs in Iraq. sorry, I don't usually make political jokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Oh... him. I remember what happened to him. He's in the State Department and drafted the report with evidence of WMDs in Iraq. sorry, I don't usually make political jokes Have you ever seen the movie "Catch Me if You Can"? There is a case where a real check forger was hired by the government to combat check forgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted June 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Have you ever seen the movie "Catch Me if You Can"? There is a case where a real check forger was hired by the government to combat check forgery. The movie certainly made the guy famous, but his books may be a little closer to the truth. Or not even that: http://www.abagnale.com/comments.htm Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 I remember the stories of the corner cutting "counterfeits" seems like the method used to resurface every few years, but now it's harder with the new big head money. I remember in the late 1980s, Frank Abignale came to my college and made a presentation to the business students as part of a recruiting pitch for the secret service. It was truly fascinating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 I have heard somewhere that in China counterfeiters of coins were forced to work making the real things, albeit unpaid labour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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